Tour de Norfolk (and Lincolnshire) day 9

In message <[email protected]>, Richard Bates
<[email protected]> writes
>Day Nine: Norwich to Repps via Wroxham
>
>
> I did find a Tesco with a restaurant

I await the forthcoming guidebook:

'Supermarket Restaurants of Norfolk - A cyclists guide'
--
Chris French, Leeds

Many thanks for the daily diary Rich, makes good reading.

chris heys

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:21:53 +0000, [email protected] (Richard
Bates) wrote:

>Day Nine: Norwich to Repps via Wroxham
>
>OS Landranger maps are fantastic or cycling around the countryside. They show just the right amount
>of detail to navigate by, they show pub locations (most important), and they also help me to select
>a destination. However, they are no use whatsoever for navigating around urban areas. Especially
>Norwich! I ended taken the long way around the ring road, got caught up behind the Truckers'
>Charity Rally, and eventually found myself on a unknown road after following a sign for the B1150.
>I was lost, but I did find a Tesco with a restaurant so I didn't really care.
>
>After my "mega breakfast" my thought processes became clearer and I worked out my location, and
>continued to Coltishall. Out of a peloton of about 20 roadies, only 2 of them waved or nodded
>back at me.
>
>A quick stop at Hoveton & Wroxham station let me check return train times to Norwich next Friday.
>The A road from Wroxham took me almost to my destination, a camp site on the River Thurne.
>
>My friend, Simon, is arriving tomorrow with my road bike so a few fast day rides will be happening.
>I think a trip to Great Yarmouth is needed along with a blast along the coast road.
>
>I just hope I can handle the change of gearing: My tourer is 42,32,26 with 12-28x7. My racer is
>52,42 with 14-28x7, and stil has downtube shifters.
>
>Essentially the tour is now over since the campsite will now be a basecamp. I can only say that
>Norfolk is *not* flat. The villages are pretty, the locals are friendly, but the connecting roads
>are not terribly exciting. Once you've seen one combine harvester you have seen them all.
>
>Hope you have enjoyed reading my diary: I've enjoyed writing it!
>
>Love and tent pegs from Rixh x

>I await the forthcoming guidebook:
>
>'Supermarket Restaurants of Norfolk - A cyclists guide'

See

http://www.norfolkda2.freeserve.co.uk/officials.htm

Quite a few supermarket caffs mentioned ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:21:53 +0000, [email protected] (Richard
Bates) wrote:

>Day Nine: Norwich to Repps via Wroxham
>
>Hope you have enjoyed reading my diary: I've enjoyed writing it!
>

I, for one have enjoyed reading your daily updates especially since I have recently returned from a
week camping quite near your final campsite (Repps near the River Thune) which was presumably down
Staithe Road and had the Church near the start of the road. We camped at Oby which is beside the
River Bure.

Long may Norfolk continue to have the quiet, upspoilt countryside, beautiful sandy beaches and
friendly locals (there are exceptions). Cheers Richard

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